Feelings change really fast in the NBA, and despite what you may hear about a one-year deal for cap purposes, I believes its safe to say Cleveland is not what Kevin Love expected.
Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Love is unlikely to sign an extension with the Cavs this summer.
Love is unlikely to sign long term this summer because of the salary cap. He is expected to opt out of his current contract at the end of the season for cap purposes, but he might only sign a one-year deal to line up for what is expected to be a significant cap spike in the summer of 2016.
Love has said all the right things about re-signing with the Cavs this summer and the Cavs continue to insist he’s here long term. Executives around the league, however, continue to believe Love could leave Cleveland at the end of the season. We’ll see. There is still a long way to go.
Love can say all the right things about his contract– similar to LeBron James– but it won’t matter until he signs on for the long haul in Cleveland.
Lloyd reported that GM’s around the league still believe Love will bolt.